Piston rod packing



April 26, 1949. G. H. BAUSMAN PISTON ROD PACKING Filed July 18 1946 $3078 hf asma atented Apr. 26, 1949 George ausman, Baltimore: Mil.

Application-Jarvis, 1946, seen 1%. 684379" 1 clear.

vention is used.

The invention is an improvement over the packing of the Eausman Patent 1,779,225, October 21, 1930. Specifically the improvement metallic ring adjacent the soft which the piston rod passes.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof and in which:

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view rod packing involving this invention.

Figure 2 is an outside elevation thereof showing part of the soft packing removed.

Figure 3 is a similar inside elevational view thereof.

Figure 4 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 5 is a view of the packing assembled with a packing gland on the machine with the piston rod therethrough.

In the drawing similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The packing consists of a metallic strip I having Z shape cross-section. In each side opening of the Z, a soft packing strip 2 is firmly held by projecting points 3 and 4 on the inside of the of a piston ings and holding and the material piston.

own in Figure As sh initially the soft packing project slightly from the quantity of metal at the top the Z shaped cross-section.

It will be apparent that when the packing is What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

A semi-metallic piston rod packing for an annular packing gland, the packing being in the form of a ring and having inner and outer cylindrical walls, the inner wall encircling the piston rod and the outer wall closely fitting in the packing gland, the ring comprising a metal strip of Z shaped cross-section forming oppositely disposed tapered grooves of outwardly increasing dimension toward the inner and outer cylindrical walls and soft packing in the grooves forming inner and outer cylindrical wearing surfaces each consisting of soft packing and metal, the soft packing being, except for said wearing surfaces, completely enclosed by the metal, the back of the angle of the Z on the inner cylindrical wall, forming an inner metal wearing surface and having therein a circumferential groove opening inwardly toward the piston rod and to wipe lubricant from the piston rod and hold it therein on movement of the piston rod, and on the reverse piston rod stroke, to supply lubricant to the piston rod and to the soft packing adjacent the lubricant groove.

GEORGE H. BAUSMAN.

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